Squid Game star Lee Yoo-mi to play professional skater, Jeon Do-yeon in romcom – K-drama casting latest
- The latest Korean drama castings include K-pop stars Lee Hye-ri from the band Girl’s Day and Yoon Doo-joon from Highlight, who will star in Ildangbaek Butler
- Meanwhile, Hospital Playlist ’s Yoo Yeon-seok and Moon Chae-won of Flower of Evil are in talks to star in Understanding of Love
As cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spread across South Korea, all areas of life were affected, including K-drama casting announcements.
But after a quiet few weeks, the trickle of news has once again been replaced by a flood of tantalising new show announcements, a few of which we highlight below.
It Might Be a Little Spicy Today
Dr Romantic’s Han Suk-kyu is heading back to the small screen as the lead of It Might Be a Little Spicy Today (translated title), a drama based on the book of the same name by Kang Chang-rae.
The novel takes the form of a kitchen diary of a man who prepares meals for his wife after she is diagnosed with colon cancer.
The series will be an original programme from the Koream streaming service Watcha, which has steadily been moving into original programming. It will be directed by Lee Ho-jae, known for the heartwarming sci-fi drama film Sori: Voice from the Heart.